Burlington Industries Inc. and some of its U.S. subsidiaries recently filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
The Home Depot recently reported record net earnings of $778 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2001, an increase of 19.7% compared with net earnings of $650 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2000.
Formica Corp. announced its results for the third quarter that ended Sept. 30 and its extension of an existing waiver from its bank syndicate related to certain financial covenants under its $345 million credit facility.